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James G. Carter on Baconian Induction

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 February 2017

J. J. Chambliss
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James G. Carter (1795–1849) is remembered as a champion of free schools. His writings and his work in the Massachusetts legislature furthered their cause. Histories of education tell of his efforts on behalf of the establishment of public institutions for teacher education. A neglected aspect of Carter's thought is his conception of the inductive method of Francis Bacon and his application of it to the subject of education.

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Research Article
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History of Education Quarterly , Volume 3 , Issue 4 , December 1963 , pp. 198 - 209
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Copyright © 1963, University of Pittsburgh Press 

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